97-23615. Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; Proposed Findings Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant Impact

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; Proposed Findings 
Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant 
Impact

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Findings 
Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant 
Impact on Approval of the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program 
for Louisiana.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the extension of the comment period 
on the Proposed Findings Document, Environmental Assessment (EA), and 
Finding of No Significant Impact on the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Program (coastal nonpoint program) submitted to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval by the State of 
Louisiana. A Notice of Availability was published at 62 FR 38520 on 
July 18, 1997. Comments were due by August 18, 1997. The Findings 
document was prepared by NOAA and EPA to provide the rationale for the 
agencies' decision to approve the Louisiana coastal nonpoint program. 
The EA was prepared by NOAA, pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. sections 4321 et seq., to assess the 
environmental impacts associated with the approval of the Louisiana 
coastal nonpoint program.
    NOAA and EPA have proposed to approve, with conditions, the coastal 
nonpoint pollution control program submitted by Louisiana. The 
requirements of 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508 (Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations to implement the National Environmental 
Policy Act) apply to the preparation of Environmental Assessments. 
Specifically, 40 CFR section 1506.6 requires agencies to provide public 
notice of the availability of environmental documents. This notice is 
part of NOAA's action to comply with this requirement.
    Copies of the Proposed Findings Document, Environmental Assessment, 
and Finding of No Significant Impact may be obtained upon request from: 
Joseph P. Flanagan, Coastal Program Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean 
and Coastal Resource Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, tel. [phone], x201.

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
Proposed Findings or Environmental Assessment should do so by October 
20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made to: Joseph A. Uravitch, Coastal 
Programs Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 
20910, tel. [phone], x195. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 
11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program Administration.

    Dated: August 1997.
Nancy Foster,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Robert H. Wayland, III,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 97-23615 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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